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Regular Council Meeting Minutes 4-20-09 Page 7 a return rate of 10-15% would be considered high. So, although the intent is good, the feedback is probably going to be very limited just because people don't send back questionnaires. N1r. Davis also wanted to give Council a little update on the stuvey from the March 25t' meeting which was Hanover and Kenwood homeowners associations. We have gotten four additional surveys. We have a total of 29 individuals representing 22 households. Jeff Schiemann had recapped our survey in a letter to the Mayor on April 3id but with these updates, Mr. Davis would like to amend that information for you. The questions relative to part two of the leasing or drilling on the 10-acre site, 27 out of 29 were against it or 93%. Relative to item three, leasing or drilling on other Village property, 25 out of 29 or 86% are against it. Part four, relative to signing on to a rights agreement potentially to block drilling within our community by putting all our rights into the hands of the community itseif, 26 out of 29 in favor or 90%. Those kinds of statistics, those kind of percentage involvements, are going to be much more significant to your decisionmaking than the very limited results Mr. Davis thinks you will get from the mailed out survey. Mr. Davis would also like to comment briefly on the petitions that were circulated in Hanover Woods. His wife and he did one section of Hanover Woods. In fact it was the section nearest to Wilson Mills as is their home which is near Wilson Mills. As you know, that part of Hanover Woods is the furthest from the 10-acre site that is being talked about relative to drilling and relatively far from the Beech Hill site which has a drilling lease as well. Mr. Davis finds it particularly significant that every household we talked to signed our petition, 100%. There is not a single home where anyone wanted the City to take action to further propagation of gas drilling within the Village. So, on behalf of himself and his neighbors, he respectfully requests that Council listen to the voices of your citizens and take no action that will lead to additional gas drills being drilled in our Village. Thank you very much. Council President Buckholtz thariked Mr. Davis. Ra.YKoren 822 Hanover His wife Sandra is also here. They have reviewed the information that Jean and Linda provided. They agree with their positions. He must express their concern tonight about possible groundwater contamination. There is no need for him to restate the serious problems of course that many communities have faced. Their property on Hanover is in a low area and their backyard has a catchbasin. The swales empty into the catchbasin. Also, on the north side of his property is a covered stream and wheri they have heavy rains, as a matter of fact, he saw it tonight, you will notice pooling of water. It comes up from the stream. What he wants to know is , what recourse does he have, or does any resident have, if toxic or odor producing run-off caused by drilling failure, contaminates their property? Specifically he would request his Councilman, Dr. Parker, to advise him if this . contamination occurs, what physical action would the Village take to try to resolve the problem and secondly if necessary what legal action would the Village take to go after those who are responsible? At this point he would also caution any resident who is thinking on signing on to look into the possible liabilities that they may be exposed to.